Took me a bit to catch on to the significance of the title. Ah well...

Somebody once remarked to me about the similarity of the Catholic church and the Mafia. Certainly there was a wide-spread conspiracy to cover up sexual abuse of boys by priests. The retired Pope may want to self-impose house arrest just to keep from being prosecuted.

BTW, what do you get for a retirement gift for a Pope anyway? And what title would he have once retired? The Pope formerly known as George? Your ex-excellency? Pope Emeritus? Does his Pope-mobile get downsized to a Yugo?